I’m so thankful to have found your channel and ministry. It is reassuring to find faithful and gifted men of God in these days. I was taught dispensational theology at a Bible college but always felt it was filled with errors. Partly it is why I moved towards a Reformed theology and the amazing heritage there is among these teachers throughout the ages.
I came to faith in a Calvary Chapel who hold to a dispensational understanding of eschatology. I’ve since became a confessional Presbyterian and just smitten with the reformed view , especially taking into account a biblical theological understanding and it’s redemptive historical understanding of scripture . The continuity and clarity of scripture has just come alive in a new way . 🌷
@@nickspitzley8539 no, it is the truth. I used to be a CC member. ask any of them to list the 10 commandments and they are too dumbed down to even do so
“Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
@@narcissistinjurygiver2932 OK then When Jesus says if you get angry in your heart at your brother, you are guilty of murder. In other words, a wrong thought makes one guilty before God. If it is not the righteousness of Jesus on our behalf - no man would make it. The rich young ruler thought he obeyed the 10 commandments to satisfaction - no one can.
I appreciate these videos, a lot of reformed channels and resource seem to assume you know all this stuff already, and most videos about what reformed people believe I see is from the more charismatic Christians.
I’m a confessional Lutheran (LCMS). Really enjoy your videos and seeing how closely aligned Lutherans and Reformed are on most things. God bless you, your family, and your ministry.
On absolute essentials , historical Reformed and Lutherans differed only on the Lord's Supper during first 100 years of the Reformation. Overtime, both sides drifted off from original creeds/confessions as false teachers entered both denominations. Read first 100 years and you will ask "what in the world happened to my denomination?" :-) I am a Presbyterian btw.
Thank you Matthew, this is an immense amount of information to summarize clearly, I have linked it for our students as we overview Revelation to answer some of the corollary questions that come up from Revelation.
Pastor Matt, I'm so genuinely happy the LORD has blest us with you and your ever-so-helpful ministry on FB. Here, because of your efforts, I have found integral elements to Bible study I could find nowhere else. Your sincere enthusiasm is also elemental in motivating me, personally, to take seeking the LORD seriously with a priority of purpose second to none. God bless you brother. Keep your eyes on Jesus.
We're walking through Revelation in our small group. This is a great, succinct way of framing the reformed views. I'm a Postmil guy and the only one, but we have lots of Amil, Dispy, and undecideds in our group. I'll definitely be passing this along. You can always jump in with us rowdy reconstructionists! The water is warm. 🙂
God be with you forever, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you, I saw blessings but spiritual forces are holding onto them. In prayers I saw dark force in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life with a motive to destroy all you've been working for. But as I speak to you now, this dark force time is up. I urge you to render a hand of favour with anything you can afford to give to this Orphanage home (DIVINE MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) somewhere in Edo state Nigeria before 3DAYS with faith. As I raise my hands towards heaven and pray for you, they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of Grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their account details and donate to them. Call the M.D in charge of the orphanage to get their account details. (+2348167600219) or Email them on (Divinemotherlessfoundation@gmail.com) tell he/she I sent you, for it's not by might nor by strength but by thy spirit saith thy lord ( Zachariah 4:6) you shall testify to the glory of God. God bless you.
Thank Pastor! I am enjoying the series and have benefitted from many of your other videos. Thumbs up on the lighting and the video setup. It took me some time to get my lighting and camera angle right and yours looks great. Count me a fully Reformed Amillennialist. Blessing to your ministry.
Prof in college said that since Satan never knew when Christ would return, Satan must work really hard to constantly have an Anti-Christ ready to go for whenever Christ returns.
I was raised to believe that the Left Behind series are fairly accurate and non controversial… now I’m trying to study other perspectives. It’s very very hard to even understand how other perspectives fit into the Bible. It’s not possible to read the Bible with fresh and unbiased eyes. Thanks for making this process easier for me!
I’ve been Amil for many years now. It’s just easy to understand. Just like the gospel or the first coming should be simple and plain. So should his return.
Very clear and refreshing presentation! The lighting looks good to me by the way. I tend to agree with all of your views, except for the intermediate state after death. I understand that "to be absent from the body is to be present with the lord". That is for those that are saved. For the lost, I believe to be absent from their body is to instantly be at the judgment day. Once we pass from this world in death, we are no longer subject to the dimension of time. So that when we die, we are instantly at the end of the world. It's like when Jesus told the thief on the cross "this day you shall be with me in paradise", he was saying that as far as that thief was concerned his next awareness after death would be paradise. No intermediate waiting place. Time, or the "5th dimension" is only part of this physical realm earth.
Have you heard John MacArthur's 6 part "Why every Calvinists should be a Premillennialist." His argument appears strong to me. Is there an Amillennialist counter argument?
I grew up Christians reformed . After years of studying the bible for myself I understand the bible literally and seeing our globalist building their Babel empire and control . The bible make more sense under Calvary chapel churches. As long as your born again I see you in heaven !
You look great bro! Thank you for the very informative videos! I really love your stuff! By the way, it would be cool to see you and Bryan Wolfmueller do a video together like what you did with Beau Tate!
Five hundred years ago, a group of Roman Catholics took issue with some foolishness being perpetrated onto their parishoners. It grew to a fever pitch. One leader began questioning the validity of certain NT books (James, the synoptic gospels.) Another began to react to bible texts on water baptism, and decided to drown the upstarts. Yet another was upset that his authority was challenged, and had his oppenent tortured and burned over a slow fire. In the ensuing years, as many as 15+ million people died in Europe.- the Reformation!
@10:15 in THESE last days. Which last days? The author of Hebrews' last days. The last days of the existence of Jerusalem as a Jewish city and the Temple. around 63-64 AD.
The first Horseman of the apocalypse is said to have a bow, but no arrows. In Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance we see that the word bow has been translated from the word toxon. And they tell us that toxon means a bow as a simple piece of fabric. The first rider also wears a crown. What is another word for crown? Corona.
Calvinisim is a soteriology system, Presbyterianism is a Christian denomination which includes the calvinistic soteriology system and a elder managed ecclesiology. of course what i said is super simple, there are mores stuff but for now i think this could be a small good answer.
Hello I really hope you answer this because I desperately need your answer Can I be part of the reformed church and still hold a premillennialist view of end times The reformed church is the most sound denomination out there and I love it and want to be part of it
Yes you can. I am part of a reformed church plant and we have many different believers in regards to that. There is no exclusion for someone’s “mill” view. Now you should expect to receive many suggestions and scriptural references to challenge that position, but hopefully is done lovingly and gracefully. Plus it will either sharpen your position or change it.
That is def a good start. Ask yourself what the different “mill” positions entail though. They really tell or depict how a person reads the Bible in accordance with the definition of Jesus’s return, reign and last days especially regarding his kingdom. I suggest learning all positions. Personally the Preterist reading in regards to the new testaments understanding of Covenant theology and Israel’s eschatology is the most consistent way of reading things. Then learning how to apply that in the new covenant reign of Jesus. I am not a Full Preterist in which the believe this is it and there is not a 2nd resurrection and end of history.
I have listened to many sermons and read many different positions in regards to how people read the book of revelation and the Bible as a whole. That is our battle of the day. Gary Demar and James Jordan are some of my favorites. James Jordan can be a bit controversial in certain reformed circles but I do believe they will help you get the best possible overview of the Bible plus get you to begin interpreting the Bible with the Bible on a grand scale.
Can someone decipher this in terms of "mill" for me: "We believe in the personal, visible, imminent return of Christ to remove his church from the earth (1 Thess 4:16-17), before the tribulation (1 Thess 1:10, Rev 3:10). We believe Christ will then descend to earth with the church to establish a millenial kingdom (Rev 19:11-20:6)" That is from my church's Statement of Faith. I find the eschatology stuff confusing. Thank you.
Just a comment on disparaging pre-millennialists: Pre-millenialist don’t change their view of pre-millennialism as the world unfolds, just how world events might fit the expectations. That is quite a bit different.
one resurrection ? Rev 20. 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the First resurrection. What do I do with this ? Do we physically hear the trumpets where's that ?
I think that you might need to read Matt 24 and think partial preterist view. Jesus did say that ALL these things would take place in the generation that He was speaking to. Otherwise I agree with your view on your Amillennial optimistic view since I believe that God is sovereign every moment of every day and that all the Elect will be saved through out the entire Church millennial age. Thanks for all of your podcasts.
All these things refers to the judgment on Jerusalem, not the second coming. Coming on the clouds of heaven refers to Dan 7:13 and going to heaven to reign after the ascension. Matt 24 says that it will feel like the second coming but it will not be. That comes later.
If a believer goes to heaven when they die then why does Jesus need to come back for resurrection of the righteous dead and transfiguration of the leaving?
Proof of a pre trib rapture pay attention to the cloud and Clouds Jesus appears in. Act's chapter 1 verses 9 10 11 cloud. Luke chapter 21 verses 27 and 28 cloud. In Revelation chapter 1 verse 7 Jesus is coming with the Clouds.This is the second coming of Jesus. God bless.......
Preterism: "If there be one thing which more than any other is explicitly and repeatedly affirmed in the Apocalypse it is the /nearness/ of the events which it predicts. We are warned that 'the time is /at hand/;' 'These things must /shortly/ come to pass,' 'Behold, I come /quickly/;' 'Surely, I come /quickly/.' Yet, in the face of these express and oft-repeated declarations, most interpreters have felt at liberty to ignore the limitations of time altogether, and to roam at will over ages and centuries, regarding the book as a syllabus of church history, an almanac of politico-ecclesiastical events for all Christendom to the end of time. ... It may truly be said that the key has all the while hung by the door, plainly visible to every one who had eyes to see; yet men have tried to pick the lock, or force the door, or climb up some other way, rather than avail themselves of so simple and ready a way of admission as to use the key made and provided for them." -- James Stuart Russell (1816 - 1895)
The gospel will go out to all the gentiles (nations). Nations is translated “gentiles” more often than not in the New Testament. From a Jew’s perspective, nations and gentiles were the exact same thing due to their racism from being God’s chosen people, but Paul teaches us “not all Israel is Israel,” and therefore we get a hint of covenantal theology:) So, the postmil person believes that the gospel WILL and MUST reach every last gentile before the return of Christ. It doesn’t mean that they will be saved, but the gospel goes out anyways. Wow, what if we lived like this, with the great commission at the top of our minds everyday because we WANT Jesus to come back…
this is the one area i disagree with my reformed brothers. im very reformed in my soteriology, but i agree more with Macarthur on this topic as i take the parts of revelation that seem to be literal literally, but there are good bible believing brothers and sisters within all 4 main views on escatology and thankfully this is not a salvation issue
Pastor, where do you get this 'secret' rapture idea? All the prophecy teachers I listen to have not mention the word secret in their teachings of rapture. Maybe listen to Don Stewart, Dr Andy Woods, AJ Farag, Tom Hughes, Jan Marckell , Gary Hamrick, Jack Gibbs and hear the truths of God's word being taught. Everyone of them teach from the bible and I think you should listen to such teaching for your peace of mind.
I dispute "saved by grace thru faith". You can only seek to be forgiven when you repent before the creator of heaven and earth for breaking his commandments and you start keeping them. “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Yes, but... when the young rich guy answered “I have kept that from my youth” , Jesus didn’t answer “ok then, you are all set”. Salvation by Grace through faith doesn’t mean “credulity”.
@@javieralvaradog he said to sell all if he also wanted riches. are you really going to say that God and his son did not tell you to keep the commandment?
@@narcissistinjurygiver2932 so, seems you are not be able to answer correctly. I agree with you that Jesus said to the young rich. "follow the commandments", but i am asking you, and you seem to fail in answering properly. After the young guy answered "I have followed those from my youth", did Jesus said: very good, then you have eternal life, carry on? Or did Jesus gave him another instruction besides that? Can you try to use logic this time?
Well, i feel good now to see that i am not the only one that declares himself an Optimistic Amillennialist. And as a Postmillennialist, i cannot say i am a pesimistic postmillennialist, i would say better a "Less optimistic postmillennialist" ;) . Or, as i once said APostmillennialist.
Interesting. If you believe Jesus when he said that he did not know the specific day and hour of his coming; only the Father knew that; then why is it you do NOT believe the same Jesus when he said that it would occur "in this generation," the one he was living in? Isn't that kind of hypocritical?
You may know that something will occur within a generation yet not know the exact day and hour. Notice how all of Matthew 24 has come to pass. Jesus’ return , the nature of which is spiritual , not physical , has occurred and the everlasting kingdom is established and available to all who believe in him
Actually the bible says that THEY, the original readers, were in the last days. Nowhere does it say what we, 2000 years in the future, are in the last days. In fact the scriptures teach that the end of that age would come, and history records its demise in 70AD with the invasion, if you will, by the Romans leaving it totally destroyed.
My biggest issue with amillennialism is the binding of Satan, since he's clearly been very active in his deception throughout the world since Christ's ascension. If his binding can't really be perceived by us here right now, then what's the point of even suggesting to us that he's bound? Having said that, I still see amillennialism as a definite possibility, even if I don't subscribe to it myself. However, no matter how I try to look at it I completely cannot understand post-millennialism and how people can think that way and assume that's the easiest or most likely scenario. If we have the capability to create a Christian utopia with the fortitude to last 1,000 years immediately preceding Christ's return, then why would we need him to return at all? By that point we'd be doing quite well for ourselves I myself am a post-trib pre-millenialist, but I will openly admit that I'm sure I'm wrong about some things just as we all are, and I am not married to those beliefs as foundations of my faith. I'm not one of those people who treats Left Behind as the 67th book of the scripture, and I tend to loathe discussion on millennialist beliefs as the person in the discussion with me will either BE one of those people or by default assume I myself am one of those people. It's never constructive
Hi Matt. I am not arguing with your view in any way. I myself now believe in one return of Christ and not a two-parter. But I would like to make one point of clarification. I hear a lot of Reformed teachers say that dispys believe in a "secret" rapture. To be fair (and I have been in and around dispy churches for 30 years), I have never heard anyone speak of a "secret" rapture. I have heard probably hundreds of sermons on eschatology because they are completely obsessed with the topic. And every one I can ever remember was very clear that that the rapture was in no way secret. The whole world will know and witness the disappearance of millions of people. Also they conflate the 'rapture' with the resurrection, it happens at the same time (7 years before Christ's return in judgement). This 'resurrection of the just' will also be witnessed by millions of people supposedly. Anyway just wanted to make that little point of clarification. Thanks for this series, pastor Matt, its been very helpful!
To my understanding what you just described is the “secret” rapture. Called that because Christ comes in “secret” and raptures the believing Christian’s. This wasn’t a popular eschatology until schofield pushed it in the schofield study Bible.
Please tell me what punishments are in store for those who are in Christ? Evaluating our lives is one thing but it has always been my understanding of Scripture that there are no “punishments” for those in Christ. Not to say that we can live our lives in sin, I would never wish to do that and absolutely we need to fight sin till we take our last breath but does His blood not cover us when we err??? I have lived in fear (and not a healthy godly fear) of God. It is my hope that I am covered by his blood, not to sin blatantly and without remorse, but when I fail it is my comfort to know I am not lost and not under condemnation and this has taken years and years for me to believe that God sees me as His. I believe His discipline of us is real, however, His discipline in this life and His punishment after death are not the same thing and the latter is not for believers in my understanding of Scripture. Please enlighten me if I am wrong and give me Scripture to back it up not the WCF.
just because people misuse dispensational theology does not disprove dispensational theology. most anti dispensationalists have no idea what dispensationalism really is and most youtubers about dispensationalism are mis teaching it or mis representing it.
paul calls the "catching up of believers" the blessed hope a mystery. he also calls israels future salvation a mystery. The mystery of Gods will to unite all things in heaven and earth a mystery. the mystery of lawlessness, mystery babylon, the fellowship of the mystery(the church) the mystery of Godliness (God was manifest in the flesh, seen of angels, justified in the Spirit) the trinune nature of God
In kindness according to scripture some of your beliefs are wrong. Study carefully God’s word, not man’s denomination doctrines. The whole Bible is Jesus’ story & it’s understanding has to be pieced together like a puzzle -- precept upon precept, here a little, there a little.
I stopped watching when he felt compelled to talk about his beard being trimmed. Please don't spoil a potentially good presentation with a narcissistic introduction. I'll continue the search for another presenter of the Reformed Biblical view on eschatology.
Thanks Pastor Matt. It seems like you strawman dispensation a little bit. Every time you use the word secret rapture it sounds like you’re demeaning it. It won’t be a secret when Millions of people disappear. I’m going through the Bible with Dr. J Vernon McGee and he’s very careful To not go to extremes.
The dispensational rapture as seen in relation to Christ's return is "secret" because nobody will see Him. So, to the dispensationalists the rapture is not the actual 2nd coming Christ but a "secret" coming. The dispensationalists believe the actual 2nd coming of Christ occurs at the end of the tribulation. I hope this clears things up. I understand these things because I used to be a hardline dispensationalist.
While I appreciate the general sentiment of the podcaster here relative to others who use the same reformed moniker, his exegesis of Heb 1.1 is so unfortunate as to cause me to unsubscribe and look elsewhere for scholarly efforts
I would call you a partial futurist ... I recommend a book ... Victorious Eschatology ... eye opener viewed with eastern mind and based on history of the jews and early christians ... you will never read Matt 24 and revelation the same again ...
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. -Acts 3:19 :)
Heretical prayer: O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou art the dispenser of all the gifts which God grants to us miserable sinners; and for this end He has made thee so powerful, so rich, and so bountiful, in order that thou mayest help us in our misery. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched and abandoned sinners who have recourse to thee: come to my aid, for I recommend myself to thee. In thy hands I place my eternal salvation, and to thee I entrust my soul. Count me among thy most devoted servants; take me under thy protection, and it is enough for me. For, if thou protect me, I fear nothing; not from my sins, because thou wilt obtain for me the pardon of them; nor from the devils, because thou art more powerful than all hell together; nor even from Jesus, my judge, because by one prayer from thee He will be appeased. But one thing I fear: that in the hour of temptation I may through negligence fail to have recourse to thee and thus perish miserably. Obtain for me, therefore, the pardon of my sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance, and the grace ever to have recourse to thee, O Mother of Perpetual Help. This is a legit Roman Catholic prayer, look up "O Mother of Perpetual Help" if you want to know if it’s legit. This is super heretical. This doctrine of invoking departed saints doesn’t seem just like "hey it’s like praying to a friend.". :)
The Dispensationalists are required to go into all kinds of gymnastic gyrations of English language usage in order to make their point of view. It get comical at times watching them sweat.
the westminster confession is wrong in its statement "the ten commandments are binding for believers" this is simply a lie. "the law of the spirit of christ in life in christ jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death" "we have not come to mt sinai" "we have come to mt zion" sinai is where the ten commandments were received.
As for heaven & hell? I do not object to scriptural descriptions of hell. However, Dante' is not scripture. How much of "Heaven" is really a description Not of "Heaven,"but of The New. Jerusalem?" As for eternal torture for unbelievers, I cannot welcome the love of a sadistic torturer...
I’m so thankful to have found your channel and ministry. It is reassuring to find faithful and gifted men of God in these days. I was taught dispensational theology at a Bible college but always felt it was filled with errors. Partly it is why I moved towards a Reformed theology and the amazing heritage there is among these teachers throughout the ages.
I came to faith in a Calvary Chapel who hold to a dispensational understanding of eschatology. I’ve since became a confessional Presbyterian and just smitten with the reformed view , especially taking into account a biblical theological understanding and it’s redemptive historical understanding of scripture . The continuity and clarity of scripture has just come alive in a new way . 🌷
dispensational= someone who does not keep the 10 commandments and does not repent. CC is a satanic church.
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That's a narcissist response alright.
@@nickspitzley8539 no, it is the truth. I used to be a CC member. ask any of them to list the 10 commandments and they are too dumbed down to even do so
@@deanm3603 read Hislop's the two babylons
Yes
I’m encouraged by the fact that my salvation does not depend on my ability to correctly interpret or understand the Book of Revelation.
“Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
If that was the requirement, I am not convinced anyone would make it.
@@woodynorris8224 if you are not keeping the 10 you are not saved
@@narcissistinjurygiver2932 OK then When Jesus says if you get angry in your heart at your brother, you are guilty of murder. In other words, a wrong thought makes one guilty before God. If it is not the righteousness of Jesus on our behalf - no man would make it. The rich young ruler thought he obeyed the 10 commandments to satisfaction - no one can.
@@billhesford6098 ok so you are telling me that you do not have to keep the 10 commandments.
I appreciate these videos, a lot of reformed channels and resource seem to assume you know all this stuff already, and most videos about what reformed people believe I see is from the more charismatic Christians.
I’m a confessional Lutheran (LCMS). Really enjoy your videos and seeing how closely aligned Lutherans and Reformed are on most things. God bless you, your family, and your ministry.
On absolute essentials , historical Reformed and Lutherans differed only on the Lord's Supper during first 100 years of the Reformation. Overtime, both sides drifted off from original creeds/confessions as false teachers entered both denominations. Read first 100 years and you will ask "what in the world happened to my denomination?" :-) I am a Presbyterian btw.
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Who exactly determines ",absolute essentials"?
Thank you Matthew, this is an immense amount of information to summarize clearly, I have linked it for our students as we overview Revelation to answer some of the corollary questions that come up from Revelation.
I have a feeling Dispensationalism is loosing it's appeal. Amen to that !
Agreed
I am a recovering hyper charismatic. I am really desiring vanilla right now! 😂 Thank you for your videos!
Pastor Matt, I'm so genuinely happy the LORD has blest us with you and your ever-so-helpful ministry on FB. Here, because of your efforts, I have found integral elements to Bible study I could find nowhere else. Your sincere enthusiasm is also elemental in motivating me, personally, to take seeking the LORD seriously with a priority of purpose second to none. God bless you brother.
Keep your eyes on Jesus.
This has been fascinating, and confirmed for me my own beliefs as to where my eschatology lies. Thank you!
We're walking through Revelation in our small group. This is a great, succinct way of framing the reformed views. I'm a Postmil guy and the only one, but we have lots of Amil, Dispy, and undecideds in our group. I'll definitely be passing this along. You can always jump in with us rowdy reconstructionists! The water is warm. 🙂
Thank you so much! Very helpful! Great series! I think we will use this in our homeschool!
Pastor, You Rock. Thanks for all you do and teach us!
Best teaching I have ever heard on this topic. Thank you.
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tell he/she I sent you, for it's not by might nor by strength but by thy spirit saith thy lord ( Zachariah 4:6) you shall testify to the glory of God. God bless you.
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Thank Pastor! I am enjoying the series and have benefitted from many of your other videos. Thumbs up on the lighting and the video setup. It took me some time to get my lighting and camera angle right and yours looks great. Count me a fully Reformed Amillennialist. Blessing to your ministry.
I am really enjoying this series and I am learning a lot! Thank you for the work you do!
Thanks for all your content. I'm a Pca elder and youth leader. I'm taking them through the Westminster. I enjoy your channel. God bless
Prof in college said that since Satan never knew when Christ would return, Satan must work really hard to constantly have an Anti-Christ ready to go for whenever Christ returns.
@@woodynorris8224 Agreed. He was a neat guy but kind of flakey.
Thank you brother for great explanation. Blessings in Jesus. Sebastian
I’m a new subscriber. Really appreciate this channel!
I was raised to believe that the Left Behind series are fairly accurate and non controversial… now I’m trying to study other perspectives. It’s very very hard to even understand how other perspectives fit into the Bible. It’s not possible to read the Bible with fresh and unbiased eyes. Thanks for making this process easier for me!
Excellent video! Thank you!
Excellent teaching - greetings from Northern Ireland, UK
Learn so much from these videos. Thank you.
I’ve been Amil for many years now. It’s just easy to understand. Just like the gospel or the first coming should be simple and plain. So should his return.
Keep going ... post Mil isn't far away
Very clear and refreshing presentation! The lighting looks good to me by the way. I tend to agree with all of your views, except for the intermediate state after death. I understand that "to be absent from the body is to be present with the lord". That is for those that are saved. For the lost, I believe to be absent from their body is to instantly be at the judgment day. Once we pass from this world in death, we are no longer subject to the dimension of time. So that when we die, we are instantly at the end of the world. It's like when Jesus told the thief on the cross "this day you shall be with me in paradise", he was saying that as far as that thief was concerned his next awareness after death would be paradise. No intermediate waiting place. Time, or the "5th dimension" is only part of this physical realm earth.
I had always saw end time premillennially. But I'm just starting to dig deeper.
Very, very good! Appreciate your sharing these overviews
Jesus is coming back. It doesn't matter how or when. We are to focus on serving Chist and leading the lost to him.
Have you heard John MacArthur's 6 part "Why every Calvinists should be a Premillennialist." His argument appears strong to me. Is there an Amillennialist counter argument?
Yeah, I now go to a reformed church. And this is a big difference for me. MacArthurs is strong.
It's the best argument I've heard.
Yes, you must read "A case for Amillennialism" by Kim Riddlebarger. He deals directly with MacArthur's argument. It's a must read
I grew up Christians reformed . After years of studying the bible for myself I understand the bible literally and seeing our globalist building their Babel empire and control . The bible make more sense under Calvary chapel churches. As long as your born again I see you in heaven !
YES. this 🎯
Great teaching!
You look great bro! Thank you for the very informative videos! I really love your stuff! By the way, it would be cool to see you and Bryan Wolfmueller do a video together like what you did with Beau Tate!
I love Pastor Wolfmueller!
thanks for posting
This was excellent. I’d probably consider myself a partial preterist and a postmillennialist.
Pretty decent overview. Grew up on the "Left Behind" myth and now by the grace of God a partial-preterist Postmillenialst.
@@danacoverstone6553 No thanks, scammer.
This was a very informative video thank you!
Historical premillennialism also holds to the one coming
In that view there is a earthly reign of Christ but no secret rapture.
It’s also the original view of the early church! Hence the name, “historic”
I’m a partial preterist and find myself swinging between Amil and Historic Premil.
5:48 ~ Pin the tail on the anti-christ!!! Had me rollin’ 🤣😂🤣
Good topic pastor Matt
thank you for your explanation,
Five hundred years ago, a group of Roman Catholics took issue with some foolishness being perpetrated onto their parishoners.
It grew to a fever pitch. One leader began questioning the validity of certain NT books (James, the synoptic gospels.) Another began
to react to bible texts on water baptism, and decided to drown the upstarts. Yet another was upset that his authority was challenged,
and had his oppenent tortured and burned over a slow fire. In the ensuing years, as many as 15+ million people died in Europe.- the Reformation!
@10:15 in THESE last days. Which last days? The author of Hebrews' last days. The last days of the existence of Jerusalem as a Jewish city and the Temple. around 63-64 AD.
Can you do a reformed view video of prophecy?
The first Horseman of the apocalypse is said to have a bow, but no arrows. In Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance we see that the word bow has been translated from the word toxon. And they tell us that toxon means a bow as a simple piece of fabric.
The first rider also wears a crown. What is another word for crown? Corona.
Small correction - the WCF revision that doesn't have Pope as the Antichrist is the one from 1788, 1903 simply repeated that.
Where should I go if I want to get a good view of reformed premillennial vs dispensational premillennial pretribulational views?
Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology book argues for Historic Premillennialism and he’s reformed
Can anyone explain the difference between Calvinism and Presbyterians?
Calvinisim is a soteriology system, Presbyterianism is a Christian denomination which includes the calvinistic soteriology system and a elder managed ecclesiology. of course what i said is super simple, there are mores stuff but for now i think this could be a small good answer.
Hello
I really hope you answer this because I desperately need your answer
Can I be part of the reformed church and still hold a premillennialist view of end times
The reformed church is the most sound denomination out there and I love it and want to be part of it
Yes you can. I am part of a reformed church plant and we have many different believers in regards to that. There is no exclusion for someone’s “mill” view. Now you should expect to receive many suggestions and scriptural references to challenge that position, but hopefully is done lovingly and gracefully. Plus it will either sharpen your position or change it.
@@duaneking273 wow thank you brother!
I’m amill now, 😅
That is def a good start. Ask yourself what the different “mill” positions entail though. They really tell or depict how a person reads the Bible in accordance with the definition of Jesus’s return, reign and last days especially regarding his kingdom. I suggest learning all positions. Personally the Preterist reading in regards to the new testaments understanding of Covenant theology and Israel’s eschatology is the most consistent way of reading things. Then learning how to apply that in the new covenant reign of Jesus. I am not a Full Preterist in which the believe this is it and there is not a 2nd resurrection and end of history.
I have listened to many sermons and read many different positions in regards to how people read the book of revelation and the Bible as a whole. That is our battle of the day. Gary Demar and James Jordan are some of my favorites. James Jordan can be a bit controversial in certain reformed circles but I do believe they will help you get the best possible overview of the Bible plus get you to begin interpreting the Bible with the Bible on a grand scale.
Can someone decipher this in terms of "mill" for me: "We believe in the personal, visible, imminent return of Christ to remove his church from the earth (1 Thess 4:16-17), before the tribulation (1 Thess 1:10, Rev 3:10). We believe Christ will then descend to earth with the church to establish a millenial kingdom (Rev 19:11-20:6)"
That is from my church's Statement of Faith. I find the eschatology stuff confusing. Thank you.
Amen @25:31 !!!!
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Great video!
Just a comment on disparaging pre-millennialists: Pre-millenialist don’t change their view of pre-millennialism as the world unfolds, just how world events might fit the expectations. That is quite a bit different.
Thank you!
Hey Brandon!
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"Eat your heart out Jason Mayfield" lol love it
one resurrection ? Rev 20. 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the First resurrection. What do I do with this ? Do we physically hear the trumpets where's that ?
I think that you might need to read Matt 24 and think partial preterist view. Jesus did say that ALL these things would take place in the generation that He was speaking to. Otherwise I agree with your view on your Amillennial optimistic view since I believe that God is sovereign every moment of every day and that all the Elect will be saved through out the entire Church millennial age.
Thanks for all of your podcasts.
All these things refers to the judgment on Jerusalem, not the second coming. Coming on the clouds of heaven refers to Dan 7:13 and going to heaven to reign after the ascension. Matt 24 says that it will feel like the second coming but it will not be. That comes later.
If a believer goes to heaven when they die then why does Jesus need to come back for resurrection of the righteous dead and transfiguration of the leaving?
Proof of a pre trib rapture pay attention to the cloud and Clouds Jesus appears in. Act's chapter 1 verses 9 10 11 cloud. Luke chapter 21 verses 27 and 28 cloud. In Revelation chapter 1 verse 7 Jesus is coming with the Clouds.This is the second coming of Jesus. God bless.......
Preterism:
"If there be one thing which more than any other is explicitly and repeatedly affirmed in the Apocalypse it is the /nearness/ of the events which it predicts. We are warned that 'the time is /at hand/;' 'These things must /shortly/ come to pass,' 'Behold, I come /quickly/;' 'Surely, I come /quickly/.' Yet, in the face of these express and oft-repeated declarations, most interpreters have felt at liberty to ignore the limitations of time altogether, and to roam at will over ages and centuries, regarding the book as a syllabus of church history, an almanac of politico-ecclesiastical events for all Christendom to the end of time. ... It may truly be said that the key has all the while hung by the door, plainly visible to every one who had eyes to see; yet men have tried to pick the lock, or force the door, or climb up some other way, rather than avail themselves of so simple and ready a way of admission as to use the key made and provided for them." -- James Stuart Russell (1816 - 1895)
Time statements and audience relevance are super important to see clearly when interpreting Scripture
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Firefighters have a hard time seeing in a burning building due to smoke that's how there can be fire and darkness at the same time
The gospel will go out to all the gentiles (nations). Nations is translated “gentiles” more often than not in the New Testament. From a Jew’s perspective, nations and gentiles were the exact same thing due to their racism from being God’s chosen people, but Paul teaches us “not all Israel is Israel,” and therefore we get a hint of covenantal theology:) So, the postmil person believes that the gospel WILL and MUST reach every last gentile before the return of Christ. It doesn’t mean that they will be saved, but the gospel goes out anyways. Wow, what if we lived like this, with the great commission at the top of our minds everyday because we WANT Jesus to come back…
this is the one area i disagree with my reformed brothers. im very reformed in my soteriology, but i agree more with Macarthur on this topic as i take the parts of revelation that seem to be literal literally, but there are good bible believing brothers and sisters within all 4 main views on escatology and thankfully this is not a salvation issue
Uh oh! Eschatology is my biblical "thing." I most likely will not be able to remain silent here.
Bro the Jason mayfield line 😂
"we don't have Godzilla coming out of the sea" lol
Pastor, where do you get this 'secret' rapture idea? All the prophecy teachers I listen to have not mention the word secret in their teachings of rapture. Maybe listen to Don Stewart, Dr Andy Woods, AJ Farag, Tom Hughes, Jan Marckell , Gary Hamrick, Jack Gibbs and hear the truths of God's word being taught. Everyone of them teach from the bible and I think you should listen to such teaching for your peace of mind.
i am a premil but not a newspaper one love you pastor Matt
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And, “PCA, for what that’s worth.” 🤣🤣🤣👍
Are you on Sermon Audio?
I dispute "saved by grace thru faith". You can only seek to be forgiven when you repent before the creator of heaven and earth for breaking his commandments and you start keeping them. “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Yes, but... when the young rich guy answered “I have kept that from my youth” , Jesus didn’t answer “ok then, you are all set”. Salvation by Grace through faith doesn’t mean “credulity”.
@@javieralvaradog he said to sell all if he also wanted riches. are you really going to say that God and his son did not tell you to keep the commandment?
@@narcissistinjurygiver2932 have I said something different? But did Jesus said to the rich guy that he was saved?
@@javieralvaradog oh so sorry. Jesus told him to go murder, steal worship idols and break the 10. got it. thanks.
@@narcissistinjurygiver2932 so, seems you are not be able to answer correctly. I agree with you that Jesus said to the young rich. "follow the commandments", but i am asking you, and you seem to fail in answering properly. After the young guy answered "I have followed those from my youth", did Jesus said: very good, then you have eternal life, carry on? Or did Jesus gave him another instruction besides that? Can you try to use logic this time?
Well, i feel good now to see that i am not the only one that declares himself an Optimistic Amillennialist. And as a Postmillennialist, i cannot say i am a pesimistic postmillennialist, i would say better a "Less optimistic postmillennialist" ;) . Or, as i once said APostmillennialist.
Interesting. If you believe Jesus when he said that he did not know the specific day and hour of his coming; only the Father knew that; then why is it you do NOT believe the same Jesus when he said that it would occur "in this generation," the one he was living in? Isn't that kind of hypocritical?
You may know that something will occur within a generation yet not know the exact day and hour. Notice how all of Matthew 24 has come to pass. Jesus’ return , the nature of which is spiritual , not physical , has occurred and the everlasting kingdom is established and available to all who believe in him
Actually the bible says that THEY, the original readers, were in the last days. Nowhere does it say what we, 2000 years in the future, are in the last days. In fact the scriptures teach that the end of that age would come, and history records its demise in 70AD with the invasion, if you will, by the Romans leaving it totally destroyed.
No rapture!? 1 Thes.?
My biggest issue with amillennialism is the binding of Satan, since he's clearly been very active in his deception throughout the world since Christ's ascension. If his binding can't really be perceived by us here right now, then what's the point of even suggesting to us that he's bound?
Having said that, I still see amillennialism as a definite possibility, even if I don't subscribe to it myself. However, no matter how I try to look at it I completely cannot understand post-millennialism and how people can think that way and assume that's the easiest or most likely scenario. If we have the capability to create a Christian utopia with the fortitude to last 1,000 years immediately preceding Christ's return, then why would we need him to return at all? By that point we'd be doing quite well for ourselves
I myself am a post-trib pre-millenialist, but I will openly admit that I'm sure I'm wrong about some things just as we all are, and I am not married to those beliefs as foundations of my faith. I'm not one of those people who treats Left Behind as the 67th book of the scripture, and I tend to loathe discussion on millennialist beliefs as the person in the discussion with me will either BE one of those people or by default assume I myself am one of those people. It's never constructive
Same!
Thanks from a former dispensationalist.
Hi Matt. I am not arguing with your view in any way. I myself now believe in one return of Christ and not a two-parter. But I would like to make one point of clarification. I hear a lot of Reformed teachers say that dispys believe in a "secret" rapture. To be fair (and I have been in and around dispy churches for 30 years), I have never heard anyone speak of a "secret" rapture. I have heard probably hundreds of sermons on eschatology because they are completely obsessed with the topic. And every one I can ever remember was very clear that that the rapture was in no way secret. The whole world will know and witness the disappearance of millions of people. Also they conflate the 'rapture' with the resurrection, it happens at the same time (7 years before Christ's return in judgement). This 'resurrection of the just' will also be witnessed by millions of people supposedly. Anyway just wanted to make that little point of clarification. Thanks for this series, pastor Matt, its been very helpful!
To my understanding what you just described is the “secret” rapture. Called that because Christ comes in “secret” and raptures the believing Christian’s. This wasn’t a popular eschatology until schofield pushed it in the schofield study Bible.
Please tell me what punishments are in store for those who are in Christ? Evaluating our lives is one thing but it has always been my understanding of Scripture that there are no “punishments” for those in Christ. Not to say that we can live our lives in sin, I would never wish to do that and absolutely we need to fight sin till we take our last breath but does His blood not cover us when we err??? I have lived in fear (and not a healthy godly fear) of God. It is my hope that I am covered by his blood, not to sin blatantly and without remorse, but when I fail it is my comfort to know I am not lost and not under condemnation and this has taken years and years for me to believe that God sees me as His. I believe His discipline of us is real, however, His discipline in this life and His punishment after death are not the same thing and the latter is not for believers in my understanding of Scripture. Please enlighten me if I am wrong and give me Scripture to back it up not the WCF.
just because people misuse dispensational theology does not disprove dispensational theology. most anti dispensationalists have no idea what dispensationalism really is and most youtubers about dispensationalism are mis teaching it or mis representing it.
Amen. Amillenialism is the Biblical View.
paul calls the "catching up of believers" the blessed hope a mystery. he also calls israels future salvation a mystery. The mystery of Gods will to unite all things in heaven and earth a mystery. the mystery of lawlessness, mystery babylon, the fellowship of the mystery(the church) the mystery of Godliness (God was manifest in the flesh, seen of angels, justified in the Spirit) the trinune nature of God
Amil.
Are the "Church of Christ" considered reformed? I don't understand what the American restoration movement is.
No, definitely not. They despise the Doctrines of Grace. I’ve had many arguments with them over Calvinism
In kindness according to scripture some of your beliefs are wrong. Study carefully God’s word, not man’s denomination doctrines. The whole Bible is Jesus’ story & it’s understanding has to be pieced together like a puzzle -- precept upon precept, here a little, there a little.
I'm a panmillenniumist. I don't know what's gonna happen, but I think it's all gonna pan out in the end.
I stopped watching when he felt compelled to talk about his beard being trimmed. Please don't spoil a potentially good presentation with a narcissistic introduction. I'll continue the search for another presenter of the Reformed Biblical view on eschatology.
Thanks Pastor Matt. It seems like you strawman dispensation a little bit. Every time you use the word secret rapture it sounds like you’re demeaning it. It won’t be a secret when Millions of people disappear. I’m going through the Bible with Dr. J Vernon McGee and he’s very careful To not go to extremes.
The dispensational rapture as seen in relation to Christ's return is "secret" because nobody will see Him. So, to the dispensationalists the rapture is not the actual 2nd coming Christ but a "secret" coming. The dispensationalists believe the actual 2nd coming of Christ occurs at the end of the tribulation. I hope this clears things up. I understand these things because I used to be a hardline dispensationalist.
While I appreciate the general sentiment of the podcaster here relative to others who use the same reformed moniker, his exegesis of Heb 1.1 is so unfortunate as to cause me to unsubscribe and look elsewhere for scholarly efforts
I would call you a partial futurist ... I recommend a book ... Victorious Eschatology ... eye opener viewed with eastern mind and based on history of the jews and early christians ... you will never read Matt 24 and revelation the same again ...
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
-Acts 3:19
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Heretical prayer: O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou art the dispenser of all the gifts which God grants to us miserable sinners; and for this end He has made thee so powerful, so rich, and so bountiful, in order that thou mayest help us in our misery. Thou art the advocate of the most wretched and abandoned sinners who have recourse to thee: come to my aid, for I recommend myself to thee.
In thy hands I place my eternal salvation, and to thee I entrust my soul. Count me among thy most devoted servants; take me under thy protection, and it is enough for me. For, if thou protect me, I fear nothing; not from my sins, because thou wilt obtain for me the pardon of them; nor from the devils, because thou art more powerful than all hell together; nor even from Jesus, my judge, because by one prayer from thee He will be appeased.
But one thing I fear: that in the hour of temptation I may through negligence fail to have recourse to thee and thus perish miserably. Obtain for me, therefore, the pardon of my sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance, and the grace ever to have recourse to thee, O Mother of Perpetual Help.
This is a legit Roman Catholic prayer, look up "O Mother of Perpetual Help" if you want to know if it’s legit.
This is super heretical. This doctrine of invoking departed saints doesn’t seem just like "hey it’s like praying to a friend.".
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The Dispensationalists are required to go into all kinds of gymnastic gyrations of English language usage in order to make their point of view. It get comical at times watching them sweat.
Historic Pre-millennialism
the westminster confession is wrong in its statement "the ten commandments are binding for believers" this is simply a lie. "the law of the spirit of christ in life in christ jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death" "we have not come to mt sinai" "we have come to mt zion" sinai is where the ten commandments were received.
As for heaven & hell? I do not object to scriptural descriptions of hell. However, Dante' is not scripture. How much of "Heaven" is really a description Not of "Heaven,"but of The New. Jerusalem?" As for eternal torture for unbelievers, I cannot welcome the love of a sadistic torturer...
You might be over reacting to the correction you really need when you are “attacked”… maybe not.
Based on the Puritans hope as post mill and seeing the world today this view doesn’t seem promising or realistic.
The pre-millennial position is simple exegesis from the book of Revelation. Idk where any of those other positions even come from.